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It for baby?

My student asked me if it's all right to use the pronoun "it" in reference to the word "baby" because she read it from an article in Reader's Digest. I told her that it would be appropriate to make use of he/she because it is a person. Please help me. Thanks

Re: It for baby?

Originally Posted by vladz

My student asked me if it's all right to use the pronoun "it" in reference to the word "baby" because she read it from an article in Reader's Digest. I told her that it would be appropriate to make use of he/she because it is a person. Please help me. Thanks

When the sex/gender of the baby is not (yet) known, using generic "It/it" is considered acceptable. :D